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Mary Marsh and Ron Wilkins examine plans for the first evening in a series of religious education programs for teachers, many Open ReKgious Training Series At Local Church Tn St. Patrick's church hall on Wednesday, May 5, some fifty teachers engaged in religious education programs in McHenry county met for the first of their training sessions. They explored the Theology of Change in the Catholic church, under the leadership of Ron Wilkins, MA, author and teacher. The Diocese of Rockferd is now asking that all teachers in their programs attend special courses in Theology, Scripture and present day education methods. The Office of Religious Education of St. Patrick's, under the direction of Mrs. Mary Marsh, has drawn up a series of lectures and workshops for the county, of which this was the first. Anyone interested in at­ tending these lectures, although not in the educational field or belonging to the Catholic church, is very welcome. of whom are shown registering in the background at the organ­ izational meeting held in St. Patrick's church last week. - (PLAINDEALER PHOTO ) American Legion Auxiliary News Tips For The Homemaker * When going about your an- * nual spring cleaning activities, Z take the extra time to protect ; your family from home ac- ; cidents. * K a t h a r i n e N e u m a n n , * McHenry county Extension « adviser, says that more ac­ cidents occur in the home than ; any other place. And proper home safety measures could * prevent most of these ac- - cidents. No plan for storage is one ; reason for many home ac- ; cidents. Among the major ; causes are objects left on floors • and steps and makeshift lad- * ders being used to reach stored ~ objects. When spring cleaning your ; house, Mrs. Neumann suggests * that you make note of. the following storage situations and correct them if necessary: -Frequently used shelves ; shouldn't be higher than 72 ; inches from the floor. Ad- « justable shelves permit you to - place articles so that you'll ! have a firm grasp when storing * or removing them J. -Check to be sure that shelves of storage units UNIT 491 By Pearl Cooper The McHenry County Past Presidents held their semi­ annual meeting recently at the Czecho lodge in Crystal Lake. Those attending from the McHenry unit were Mrs. Jack (Pearl) Cooper, Mrs. William (Betty) Lingenfelter, Mrs. Bernie (Frances) Matchen, Mrs. Stanley (Dorothy) Diedrich, Mrs. John (Ann) Thennes, Mrs. Richard (Lydia) Fenner, Eva Bacon, Mrs. Fred (Elizabeth) Schoewer, Mrs. Robert (Eddie) Myers and Mrs. Pat (Reba) Owen. Officers conducting the meeting were Pearl Cooper, M c H e n r y , p r e s i d e n t ; Georgianne Miller, vice- president, Fox River Grove; Audree Wagner, secretary, Cary, and Mary Keeker, treasurer, Hebron. Deceased past presidents of the county were announced as Frances White of McHenry and Bertha Silverman of Wood­ stock. Hospitalized past presidents are Ethel Lewis of Marengo and Myrtle Goodwin of Crystal Lake. The Sunshine cups were passed. The McHenry County college choir entertained the group and the selections were enjoyed by all. The Crystal Lake Past Presidents were host for this meeting. Wonder Lake Past Presidents will have the next meeting in October. adequately support the weight of the objects stored on them without tipping or collapsing. Glass shelving should be the shatterproof type. -Storage space should be well lighted. Closets deeper than three feet need an electric light. To avoid a fire hazard, don't stack stored items so high that they come in contact with the bulb. -Store poisons and medicines in well marked containers. Place containers out of reach of children and keep the cabinets locked. -Remove stored clutter, such as rags, newspapers, discarded clothing and trash that could be fire hazards. Keep oily rags and highly flammable solutions in tightly closed metal con­ tainers, and store them outside the house. -Make provisions for safe storage and disposal of pins, razor blades, scissors, knives, matches and pressurized cans. m: KOENEMANN Country Made Sausages, Hams and Bacon I GERMAN IMPORTS AND CHEESES A Full Line Of Delicatessen GOP Leaders Hear Ogtvle Progress Report McHenry county Republican leaders heard a report on what the Ogilvie administration has accomplished here in McHenry county. The main speaker for the evening was Donald Ud- stuen, administrative assistant to the Governor, who presented a slide show explaining the various state programs and how they affect McHenry county. During the presentation, it was pointed out that State Aid to Education in the county has gone from $4.7 million in 1969 to $10.1 million in only three years, a 114 percent increase. In addition to the money spent on education, there will be a 176 percent increase in money spent on parks, recreation, and arts programs from fiscal year 1969 to fiscal year 1972; (from $90,000 to $248,000). Health care will be up to 83 percent from 1969 to 1972; (from $532,000 to $975,000). Law enforcement agencies in McHenry county will receive $636,000 in 1972 compared with $183,000 in 1969, an increase of 248 percent. Perhaps the area of the most dramatic improvement has been the Ogilvie ad­ m i n i s t r a t i o n ' s h i g h w a y program. In McHenry county alone an annual average of $3,904,249 has been spent for highways, a 939 percent in­ crease over the previous an­ nual average of $414,586. The average miles constructed in McHenry county in each of the first three years of the Ogilvie administration is 875 percent more than the average annual amount constructed during the previous years. In fiscal year 1972 the st^te will spend $21,800,000.00 in Mc­ Henry county compared to $11,700,000.00 in fiscal year 1969, an increase of over 91 percent. After the meeting, Republican county chairman, A1 Jourdan, pointed out that the taxpayers of McHenry have been getting more for their money from the State than ever before. He urged those present to tell their friends and neigh- 1 815-385-6260 bors where their tax money is going. The meeting was well attended by people from all over the county, and plans were made to give the presentation in other parts of the county. aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!ra:aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ ooooooooooooc Service News Garden Clubs Offer Unusual Plants For Sale Fftday, May 21, is the day for all eager gardeners to visit the Tent set up by the five Crystal Lake Garden clubs for the sale of unusual and hard to find perennials. All plants offered have been locally grown in the gardens of Crystal Lake club members. Beauty for your garden areas can be purchased from 9 a.m. until the stock is depleted. This sale has become an annual event anxiously awaited by all who have a plot to gar­ den. Only perennials and a very few shrubs are on hand since annual plants and woody shrubs and trees are readily available throughout the area from fine nurserymen. Perennials that do well in shady areas are always in demand as well as those for dry, sunny spots - at this sale t h e r e i s s o m e t h i n g f o r everyone. Marian Central Continues Senior Lecture Program This semester Marian Cen­ tral Catholic high school in Woodstock continued its pro­ gram of having guest lecturers address the senior class,jwhich correlates with the American Government and Consumer Economics classes. This pro­ gram has been organized by Hans Rokus and George Parth- emore. Guest speakers since January have been Tom Zanck, who spoke on the observance of Law Day; Mayor Donald Doher- ty of McHenry, lecturing on his mayorar duties, stressing city development and planning; John Shay, Director of Civil Defense for McHenry county; Winifred Engle, director of Public Aid for McHenry county; Bert Boer- ner, director of Court Services; and Ted Floro, assistant public defender. Also appearing have been Ron Thomas, broker for Francis I. DuPont; Georg6 Lindberg, State Representative for District 32; and Mrs. Karen Greengard, who spoke on the hidden persuader of the advertising business. PAGE 3- PLA1ND EA LER-W ED N ESP AY, MAY 12, 197V WILBUR J. HAAK Wilbur J. Haak, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Haak of 7215 Algonquin road, Wonder Lake, was home on leave recently from Fort Lewis, Wash., where he is serving in the army. Wilbur has completed his eight weeks of basic and is now in a nine-week Advance Infantry traing. After completing this he will take a training course in Airborne. Wilbur also has two brothers. Terry, his wife and two children, reside in Highland Shores and Duane, who served in the Marines. The serviceman's address is Pvt. Wilbur J. 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